This Mashable article I just came across is kind of a “case in point” post-it note to all of this: http://mashable.com/2010/09/21/ethical-consideration-online/

It’s about a Harvard study that finds youth are lacking in ethics when it comes to their use of digital technologies.

Hnh. Maybe the wild and barely managed frontier that is social media is a breeding ground for Lord of the Flies-like behaviours?